By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Ministry on Thursday came under severe criticism as it was found to have suggested revisions to history textbooks

By Shin Hae-in

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former President Roh Moo-hyun launched a Web site for
"free and balanced" political debate Thursday as the incumbent administration

TOKYO, Sept. 18 Kyodo - The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are struggling unsuccessfully to curb suicides of their members as the issue has been a serious problem which has haunted the

BANGKOK, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Somchai Wongsawat, a former judge and the brother-in-law of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was Wednesday elected the 26th prime minister of Thailand, and the fourt

YINCHUAN, Sept 17 (Bernama) - It was still several hours away to the breaking of fast but the three women work swiftly, two of them chopping up green vegetables while the third prepares the dough t

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a dedicated carbon exchange company that can help regulate the country's greenhouse gas emissions, the government said Wednesday.

By S. Retnanathan

TOKYO, Sept. 16 Kyodo - The collapse of major U.S. securities house Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Dharam Shourie